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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe City of Zurich is procuring architectural and engineering related planning services through two lots for a client representation role in major heating and cooling projects. Lot 1, CoolCity, aims to supply the city centre area between the main railway station and Buerkliplatz, and between the Limmat river and Schanzengraben, including the Brandschenke area, with renewable heat and cold from lake water. A client representative is sought for the overall project TP0 for further stages of SIA phases 51 to 53. Lot 2, Mitte-Sued, aims to supply the districts Hard, Sihlfeld, Wiedikon and Werd up to Brunau with renewable heat via a large energy centre with a connection tunnel to the city near the Schlieren boundary. A client representative is sought for overall project TP0 for further planning in SIA phases 31 to 53.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- BHV Bauherrenvertretung, Bauherrenunterstützung Los 1: CoolCity
- Lot 2
- BHV Bauherrenvertretung, Bauherrenunterstützung Los 2: Mitte-Süd
- How tenders are scored
- ZK 1, Preis; ZK 2 Qualifikation und Erfahrung der Schlüsselpersonen; ZK 3, Auftragsanalyse; ZK 4, Referenzen; ZK 5, Auftragspräsentation; ZK 2, Qualifikation und Erfahrung der Schlüsselpersonen The lots are scored differently: the official notice gives each lot its own criteria.
As the official notice states them.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- The notice is written in German.
Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 12 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €1.8M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.2M to €2.2M
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- Schweiz - Dienstleistungen von Ingenieurbüros - Sanierung Fischgängigkeit Kraftwerk Letten in Zürich €652,776
- Schweiz - Dienstleistungen von Architektur-, Konstruktions- und Ingenieurbüros und Prüfstellen - KW Höngg, Sanierung Fischgängigkeit, Ingenieursleistungen €557,015
- Schweiz - Dienstleistungen von Architektur-, Konstruktions- und Ingenieurbüros und Prüfstellen - KW Höngg, Sanierung Fischgängigkeit, Ingenieursleistungen €612,224
- Schweiz - Dienstleistungen von Architektur-, Konstruktions- und Ingenieurbüros und Prüfstellen - "Cool City" Planungsleistungen Tiefbau €2,425,330
- Schweiz - Dienstleistungen von Architektur-, Konstruktions- und Ingenieurbüros und Prüfstellen - "Cool City" Generalplaner Hausanschlüsse €2,139,550
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileDIB - Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz)
- notices in the register
- 63
- awards
- 34
- awarded in total
- €114.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 21
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 26%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 0%
Based on 27 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 3.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 0%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE_Anex Ingenieure AG | 2 | €4.3M | Nov 2025 |
| DE_Durena AG | 2 | €3.6M | Oct 2025 |
| DE_Infragon Ingenieure AG | 2 | €3.0M | Nov 2025 |
| DE_AFRY Schweiz AG | 2 | €1.2M | Feb 2026 |
| DE_eicher+pauli Luzern AG | 1 | €4.8M | Nov 2025 |
Based on 12 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 7,804
- median open notice
- €300,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSwitzerland · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 522
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 298
Based on 854 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 5.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 5%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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